A little curb appeal

Before
When we first moved in, we were told that our front yard is famous in the neighborhood for beautiful rose bushes. No pressure! I have been studying up on rose care, just so that I don't kill these popular bushes. So, I decided to clean the beds up a bit to make them more presentable.

We have 3 rose bushes in the white rock bed (which I do not like and have started changing, too), so I transplanted on of the rose rushes to the back corner in the photo in the left. I haven't gained enough patience to pull up the other two yet, but they will come out next. Weed, add a little mulch and...

After

I will post pictures of the entire job when I get all of the god-aweful white rock out of there!

Sleeping Beauty

Not a lot to say today other than she looks adorable when she sleeps. She likes to lay her hand under her chin and her other arm moves around and tickles your side when you are holding her! She's pretty adorable :)

Ready, Set, GROW!

 

Over the last few days, I have started to notice how much bigger she is then when we brought her home. Yesterday, before we went out, we have to move the straps on her car seat because they were getting to tight on her. I have had to pack all of newborn clothes because she can't fit into them anymore :( Now she is wearing 0-3 month clothes. She is already close to 10 lbs!

Every Tuesday morning, we go to Mom's group at Milk Works. I am always amazed when I look at kiddos just a few months, or even weeks older than her because they look SO much bigger. In just 2 months time, she will likely be rolling over! They grow too fast!

Yes, I am the cutest baby!

Today, our little Eliza is 6 weeks old! I can't believe how fast that went by and how much she has already changed. Michael, Eliza and I all went to my 6 week check up today with Dr. Bowers. I only have 12 pounds to lose until I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight and she said my incision is healing very well! While we were at the doctor, she started getting a little fussy, so Michael walked her up and down the hallway outside of the exam room. She has a pretty cute little cry, so all of the nurses were coming out of their offices and doting on her. "Look at all that hair," "Look how little she is," "What a pretty baby!" Lately, her response to these type of comments is to give a cute little smile... She knows she cute, look out world!

A Day of Many Outfits

The morning stated off well. She was in her nightgown and taking a nap after her morning feeding. I put her in her pack n' play to sleep while I did some housework. She started grunting, which she frequently does when she is waking up. I walked into the living room and found her sleeping on her side. I straightened her out and watched her for a bit. She started stretching and then stretched onto her side. She stayed like this for a while and seemed quite content. This proves that swaddling is important because I don't want her to do this while she is sleeping at night :) 

When I picked her up, I was in for a surprise! She soaked through her diaper, through her night gown and through her blanket. It was pretty impressive. After cleaning her up and then changing her outfit to the one below, I thought that was "the" blow-out of the day. 

She tolerated this outfit, given by Aunt Mekayla, for about an hour. Apparently she was done with it because she decided to spit up a considerable amount of meal. After changing both of us, because she is talented and was able to get me, too, I put her in her in another outfit. 

So far, this outfit has survived. We'll see how much longer it's got. Needless to say, a bath is definitely in order tonight!

We need a TARDIS

Michael and I, being Dr. Who fans, have decided that we need to get close to the TARDIS! Several episodes ago, the Doctor was able to understand a baby speaking and we would LOVE to know what the little one is saying today.

Today is the first day that she has started "talking" instead of crying to get something. Although she doesn't look or sound completely happy in the video, she did this for about 10 minutes before we picked her up and cuddled with her just to see what she would do. Before we know it, she is going to be really talking. Moving too fast :/

Bath Time

So tonight was bath night for little Eliza. It is amazing for something that can't go anywhere on her own, she NEEDS a bath. Since her tummy is still working things out, she is really filling diapers still. Wipees are good, but sometimes, you gotta call in the bathtub.  

We have 5 or 6 different hooded towels for her, but the only one that she doesn't cry in is her shark. It is the thickest one, so I think she stays the warmest after the bath. The hood part is too big, so it often looks like she has been eaten by the shark because the teeth cover most of her face if we do not push it back. 

And, here are those precious curls! Left untamed, they remind Michael and I of her Vo Andrade's hair.